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1912 (A. A. Girault). Subsequently a female was caught while 

 sweeping on edge of jungle, May 26, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 



//r//;.— North Queensland: Mount Pyramid (3,000 ft.) 

 and Nelson, near Cairns. 



Tyjje. — I. 1448, South Australian Museum. A female, 

 tagmounted, plus a slide bearing head, antennae, and forewings. 



Subfamily TELENOMIN^. 



Genus Telenomus, Haliday. 



Telenomus oreas, sp. nov. 



9- Coal-black; legs (except coxae) and antennal scape 

 reddish-yellow. Like aenone, but first funicle-joint of antenns& 

 a little shorter than the pedicel ; forewings with the submar- 

 ginal vein attaining the costa about the middle of the wing, 

 marginal vein almost punctiform ; stigmal vein more oblique,, 

 not paddle-shaped, the blade of uniform thickness. Length, 

 I'lO mm. 



Described from two specimens caught while sweeping in. 

 jungle, May 15, 1913. 



Hah. — North Queensland: Nelson, near Cairns (A. P. 

 Dodd). 



Tj/pr.—I. 1449, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Telenomus osiris, sp. nov. 



9 . Like ophion, but all coxse lemon-yellow, pedicel of 

 antennae suffused with yellow ; first club-joint large, the largest 

 of the club. Length, 1 mm. 



Described from a single specimen caught while sweeping 

 foliage and grass in forest and jungle, September 3, 1912. 



flab. — North Queensland: Nelson, near Cairns (A. A. 

 Girault). 



Type. — I. 1450, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Telenomus orithyia, sp. nov. 



9- Black; legs (except cephalic coxae) golden-yellow; 

 first seven antennal joints pale-yellow. Antennae as in ceagrus, 

 but third and fourth funicle-joints very short, minute. Fore- 

 wings long : narrow ; hyaline ; marginal cilia moderately 

 long ; discal cilia very fine and dense ; submarginal vein_ 

 attaining the costa about the middle of the wing ; marginal 

 vein short ; stigmal vein rather long ; postmarginal vein twice 

 as long as the stigmal ; venation indistinct. Length, 0'90 mm. 



Described from two specimens caught while sweeping irr. 

 jungle, May 15, 1913. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson, near Cairns (A. P> 

 Dodd). 



